#2a2c30

Color #2a2c30

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.09 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2a2c30

RGB

rgb(42, 44, 48)

HSL

hsl(220, 6.7%, 17.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 12.5%, 18.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.5%, 8.3%, 0%, 81.2%)

LAB

lab(17.95, 0.12, -2.89)

LCH

lch(17.95, 2.89, 272.38)

OKLCH

oklch(29.3%, 0.0078, 264.14)

HWB

hwb(220, 16.5%, 81.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#302e2a

Analogous

#2a2f30

#2a2c30

#2b2a30

Triadic

#2a2c30

#302a2c

#2c302a

Split-complementary

#2a2c30

#302b2a

#2f302a

Tetradic

#2a2c30

#2e2a30

#302e2a

#2c302a

Square

#2a2c30

#302a2f

#302e2a

#2a302b

Shades

Color #2a2c30 mixed toward black.

#232528

#1c1d20

#151618

#0e0f10

#070708

Tints

Color #2a2c30 mixed toward white.

#4b4e55

#6b707b

#8f949d

#b4b7be

#dadbde

Tones

Color #2a2c30 mixed toward gray.

#2a2c2f

#2b2c2f

#2b2c2e

#2c2d2e

#2c2d2d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.5:1

White text reads better on this background (13.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2b2b2f · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#2b2b2f · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#2a2e2e · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#2c2c2c · ΔE 2.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a2c30;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a2c30]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a2c30 (#2a2c30) is rgb(42, 44, 48) in RGB.

No, #2a2c30 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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